The British Contribution to the Europe of the Twenty-first Century

Europe is one of the defining issues of out times. Politically, economically, legally and culturally, it is a source of division to some and inspiration for others. This text contains essays written to celebrate the centenary of the British Academy, one of the country's leading academic institutions for social sciences and the humanities.

The central theme is Britain's contribution to the Europe of the 21st century and it is approached in an interdisciplinary way from the different angles of law, politics, economics and the humantities.

The tides of change, Lord Woolf; Europe and English commercial law, Roy Goode; the British contribution to the development of law and legal process in the European Union, David Edward; the British contribution to Italian legal thinking, Guido Alpa; tutorial and repetitorium - parallel and different techniques of teaching law in England and Germany, Basil Markesinis; two-way traffic - the Warburg Institute as a microcosm of cultural exchange between Britain and Europe, Nicholas Mann; freedom of the press and intellectual interchange, Onora O'Neill; insiders and outsiders, John Elliott; British art, art history and aesthetic criticism in a European perspective, Stephen Bann; political culture - renegotiating the post-War social contract, Frank Field; strategic direction or tactical management? doctrinal constraints and political perceptions of Europe, Kenneth Dyson; after Keynes, Giorgio La Malfa; the British contribution to European Union in the 20th century - the idea of responsible government, Vernon Bogdanor; the British contribution to the Europe of the 21st century, Lord Hurd; Great Britain and France, driving forces behind a benchmark Europe, Laurent Fabius; the role of Britain in Europe of the 21st century -the international law firm perspective, Keith Clark; the impact of European law in French law - lessons for England?, Noelle Lenoir.